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Bud Spencer

1929 - 2016

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Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli; 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016) was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill. Spencer and Hill appeared in 18 films together. In his youth, Bud Spencer was a successful athlete and swimmer for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bud Spencer is the 38th most popular actor (down from 30th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Italy (down from 97th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Actor.

Bud Spencer is most famous for his appearances in the spaghetti westerns, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "A Fistful of Dollars."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bud Spencer ranks 38 out of 13,578. Before him are Claudia Cardinale, Jack Nicholson, Jean Reno, Romy Schneider, Dustin Hoffman, and Elizabeth Taylor. After him are Bruce Willis, Marcello Mastroianni, Gérard Depardieu, Nicolas Cage, Debbie Reynolds, and Paul Newman.

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Among people born in 1929, Bud Spencer ranks 10. Before him are Yasser Arafat, Imelda Marcos, Audrey Hepburn, Lev Yashin, Milan Kundera, and Ursula K. Le Guin. After him are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jürgen Habermas, Imre Kertész, Sergio Leone, Ed Asner, and Hassan II of Morocco. Among people deceased in 2016, Bud Spencer ranks 7. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Johan Cruyff, Umberto Eco, Bhumibol Adulyadej, and John Glenn. After him are Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, and Zaha Hadid.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Bud Spencer ranks 175 out of 5,161. Before him are Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Agatha of Sicily (235), Nerva (30), Pope Adrian I (700), and Pope Gregory X (1210). After him are Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Celestine III (1106), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Innocent VII (1339), and Luigi Galvani (1737).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Bud Spencer ranks 2. Before him are Sophia Loren (1934). After him are Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Terence Hill (1939), Yves Montand (1921), Roberto Benigni (1952), Monica Bellucci (1964), Anna Magnani (1908), Giulietta Masina (1921), Ornella Muti (1955), and Silvana Mangano (1930).

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